Week 2 Waiver Wire - Outfield

First, a programming note: This feature will now be published on Mondays, rather than Wednesday as it was last week. The content, of course, remains unchanged. In this space, we'll take a look at the best outfielders available in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Consider this column your recommendations for Week 2 outfields waiver wire pickups. […]

Chris Owings (2B/SS/OF, ARI) – Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% of Yahoo! Leagues ANALYSIS: It was unclear how much playing time Owings would get heading into 2017, but Ketel Marte’s Spring Training struggles and Nick Ahmed’s defense-only profile have cleared regular playing time for Owings. He will still be out of the lineup from time […]

Week 2 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

Did you survive the first week of games? Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 2, and will be updated as more starters are announced. If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a juicy matchup and which ones […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (4/9/17): MLB DFS Advice

The games start at 1:00 PM EST today. This should be a fun slate. There are quite a few high-upside stacks, along with some elite pitching options. Noah Syndergaard is dealing with an injury, while Stephen Strasburg looks to get that strikeout pitch working. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (4/9/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks

In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for Yahoo on 4/9/17. The DFS lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays on Yahoo.  You can read our FanDuel and DraftKings DFS lineup picks as well. If you have any questions […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (4/8/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks

In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for Yahoo on 4/8/17. The DFS lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays on Yahoo.  You can read our FanDuel and DraftKings DFS lineup picks as well. If you have any questions […]

Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 1

The first week of the season is nearly at its end. Are you ready to cut bait on some of those later round picks already? Dying to scoop up that utility player off to a hot start? Itching to grab that setup man next in line for saves once the closer loses his job? It […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/7/17): MLB DFS Advice

I can't really explain how excited I am that baseball is back. This week actually feels surreal with basketball, that big golf event down at Augusta, and the boys of summer returning to the diamond. Year after year, baseball sneaks up on me - despite me anticipating it! - and I think it's due to […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (4/7/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks

We have quite a few games to choose from today and tonight. Every single team in the league will play today or tonight. Max Scherzer is taking the mound, which is very important. Find out who else is important. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for […]

Yahoo MLB DFS Advice (4/6/17): Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks

Happy Thursday!  With nine afternoon games and four evening games there's a healthy slate of games. Yahoo has some great value options to choose from for DFS games so let's get down to business. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for Yahoo on 4/6/17. The DFS lineup […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 7th

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. Let's talk pitcher and hitter streaming targets for Friday, April 7th, some of which can be applied to DFS games as well. You're busy. I'm busy. Shall we get to it?Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (4/5/17): MLB DFS Advice

It's always interesting to see how Coors changes teams owned percentages. For example, the Rockies had a great matchup last night, and they were only owned around 10-15%, but they always seem to be owned closer to 40% in Coors. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks […]

Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for April 6th

Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your daily source of waiver wire and streaming advice. Below are some pitcher and hitter streamer targets for Thursday, April 6th, which can be applied for DFS games as well. You're busy. I'm busy. Shall we get to it?Be sure to check all of our fantasy baseball lineup tools and resources: Fantasy […]

2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 1)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies. In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. We are officially underway in the 2017 Major League Baseball season! Who […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire: Outfield

The 2017 season is finally upon us, which means it's time to start overreacting to insanely small samples. Well, no - don't actually do that. As a general rule, you shouldn't be making any drastic decisions at a time when Madison Bumgarner is tied for the league lead in home runs. But that doesn't mean you […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/4/17): MLB DFS Advice

Good morning, fellow RotoBallers. It's the first Tuesday of the season. What we have on deck tonight is a lovely slate of baseball - specifically, daily fantasy baseball, for our purposes. The eight-game Main contest begins at 7:05 tonight, so get those lineups locked and loaded before your East coast guys take the field. FanDuel […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks & Sleepers (4/4/17): MLB DFS Advice

The MLB season just started, but it has already been a ton of fun. We don't have as many games tonight as we did yesterday, but it's still a sizable slate. There are a few elite options at pitchers tonight, but we also have a ton of high upside stacks. The Cleveland Indians and Los […]

Using Sabermetrics For Fantasy Baseball Part 13: Barrels For Pitchers

Last time, we looked at Barrels, a stat combining exit velocity and launch angle to measure how often a batter makes quality hard contact. As much as batters want to hit a Barrel every time, pitchers want to avoid them at all costs. Yet there is some evidence that pitchers do not have the same […]

Chris Owings (SS/OF, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed, NL-only Leagues OWNED IN: 11% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Chris Owings will open the year as the starting shortstop in Arizona, and he's hitting second in their first game. There's not much pop here, but Owings swiped 21 bags in 23 attempts last year. With the current dearth of speed in […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 1

Baseball season is here, which means it's time to maximize your innings and start grabbing pitchers with two starts this week. Week 1 is the toughest week to find under-the-radar options, since every team is trotting out their top starters to begin the week. The staggered schedule makes things harder as some teams won't even […]

Week 1 Start/Sit: MLB Starting Pitcher (SP) Matchups

We're back Rotoballers! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 1, and will be updated as more starters are announced. If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a juicy matchup and which ones might be worth putting on […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire: 0-25% Owned Pickups

Baseball is finally back. In light of this, let's give that free agent pool one last look over before the stats start flying. Here are the best players who are owned in 0-25% of Yahoo leagues. You can see our column on 25-50% owned players as well. These are your deeper Week 1 waiver wire pickups and […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/2/17): MLB DFS Advice

Baseball is Back! Opening day part one is upon us and we have a small three game slate to kick off the season. Monday has a full slate of games, but some action on a Sunday is always fun. Since this is the start of a new season, that means we have no currents stats […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/2/17): MLB DFS Advice

MLB is officially back! I couldn't be more excited to start the season off for the RotoBaller readers. This is not the big slate that Monday is, but it is the first official MLB action. There are only three games to choose from tonight. The San Francisco Giants should be able to hit in Arizona. […]

Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/2/17): MLB DFS Advice

Let's get the season underway! The San Francisco Giants are ready for opening day, and so am I. This should be a very exciting season, and Yahoo has some great value options to choose from. Let's get down to business. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks […]

Neil Walker (2B, NYM) - 2017 Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers & Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~215 CURRENT ADP: ~253 ANALYSIS: Neil Walker should feel downright disrespected these days. Once considered a top 10 second baseman who won a Silver Slugger award in Pittsburgh, his value took a sharp downward turn after one season in New York. Not that Walker was that much less effective, but injuries limited […]

Starting Pitcher (Part 2): Updated March Rankings and Tiers

We rolled out our final update on 2017 rankings this past weekend. While there haven’t been seismic shifts, some players have naturally seen their stocks rise or fall since our initial valuations were made in December. We’re gathered here today to look at part one of our outfield rankings, tiers, and auction values, which have certainly seen some […]

Starting Pitcher (Part 1): Updated March Rankings and Tiers

We rolled out our final update on 2017 rankings this past weekend. While there haven’t been seismic shifts, some players have naturally seen their stocks rise or fall since our initial valuations were made in December. We’re gathered here today to look at part one of our outfield rankings, tiers, and auction values, which have certainly seen some […]

Turning Two: Who Will Join the 20/20 Club in 2017?

Welcome back to our fifth edition of Turning Two. We've now discussed candidates for 50 HR, .350 BA, 300 K, and 20 W for the 2017 season. This week's topic is a bit easier but still a noteworthy accomplishment: pulling off a 20/20 campaign. For those that don't know, 20/20 means 20 home runs and 20 steals. In […]

2017 Deeper Outfielder Sleepers - NL

The key to winning a championship in fantasy baseball is to find gems in the late rounds of your drafts. Anyone can draft a top-10 player, but only those who truly prepare can find the diamonds in the rough. Below are some 2017 deep outfielder sleepers for the National League. I will be analyzing five […]